Research Article

Toward a Unified Framework for Analysis of Multi-RAT Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Table 1

Notation summary.

Notation Description

Total number of RATs
Total number of tiers under a RAT
, PPP for APs belonging to tier of RAT and its density
PPP for users, and its density
Transmit power of APs belonging to pair
Path loss exponent for tier
Thermal Noise power associated with RAT
SINR threshold for pair
Rate threshold for pair
Carrier sensing for an AP pf Wi-Fi RAT
Carrier sensing range for an AP of Wi-Fi RAT
, Medium access indicator for a random and tagged AP under Wi-Fi RAT
, Medium access probability for a random and tagged AP under Wi-Fi RAT
, SINR coverage of pair and overall for
, Rate coverage of pair and overall for
Effective bandwidth of serving AP
Load under serving AP
, Normalized Power and path loss exponent
PPP for all APs deployed in the region
, PPP for cellular and Wi-Fi RAT, respectively
, A ball of radius with center at origin, and its compliment
,Stable queue probability for a user under cellular and Wi-Fi RAT, respectively
Packet arrival rate for a user during a time-slot
Active probability of an AP during a time-slot